Date Original
1910-1911
Description
This collection contains three letters relating to the Memphis, Dallas, and Gulf Railroad dating from 1910-1911.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad was initially incorporated in 1906 as the Memphis, Paris, and Gulf, with plans for a rail line to run from Nashville, Arkansas, to Memphis, Tennessee, and Paris, Texas. The railroad's name changed in 1910 when the Nashville Lumber Company merged with the Grayson-McLeod Lumber Company. The railroad served mills and logging camps in southwest Arkansas while also carrying passengers. Financial difficulties after World War I resulted in foreclosure for the line in 1922.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little River County (Ark.); Howard County (Ark.); Hempstead County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.091.045
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Memphis, Dallas, and Gulf Railroad papers, SMC.091.045
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Memphis, Dallas, and Gulf Railroad papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
